Extraverted leader, proactive team: a poor match?
Extraversion predicts leader emergence. One study reveals its hidden side.
The research
Adam Grant, Francesca Gino and David Hofmann (2011, Academy of Management Journal) find extraverted leaders do better with passive teams but worse with proactive ones, being less receptive to their ideas.
The limit
Pizza stores and a lab task are far from complex executive settings. (our executive and employee training programmes)
Practical check in Basel
For a month, reserve the first ten minutes of each meeting for team proposals without leader reaction; count ideas implemented. To go further: explore the Executive Leadership training in Basel, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.
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